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MTH 102 PHY 102 Past Questions Objective Question

Question

Gauss's law can be applied to the following except:
Options
A location of excess charge on a conductor
B the Coulomb's law
C field just outside any charged conductor
D no correct option
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Gauss's law is a fundamental law in electromagnetism that relates the electric flux through a closed surface to the enclosed electric charge. It can be used to:A. Determine that excess charge on a conductor resides on its surface.B. Derive Coulomb's law for symmetric charge distributions.C. Calculate the electric field just outside a charged conductor (E = σ/ε₀).Since Gauss's law can be applied to (or explains/derives) options A, B, and C, none of them are exceptions. Thus, 'no correct option' implies that all listed applications are valid.

Hint

Consider what phenomena are consequences or derivations of Gauss's Law.

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